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The W a ynes ville Mountaineer
Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (
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NO. 104 24 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 23, 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
[{oilman Sends Plea For Peace Over World
G Needy
Emilies To
keive Aid
Ifc morning it looked like every
?vim; family in this part of
liounty would be well taken
of at Christmas.
is Sam Queen, superintendent
|x Welfare Department, said
the 75 cases cleared through
office had a sponsor. This
it that every family asking her
rtment for assistance this
?Unas would be remembered,
staff has checked on the re
ts. and has assigned sponsors
rh case.
k Salvation Army is taking
of 40 families, in addition to
iding treats for 625 children at
Christmas tree events. Major
I Brown said that she was a
i short of her quota of $800
ash needed for her annual
itmas program.
tjor Brown and her Ave assis
began making deliveries of
tmas food baskets today, and
antinue through Friday, with
three families in the Big Bend
to get theirs on Saturday,
K is a full day's trip, mostly
it into the area.
Lions Club was hoping to
over $600 between today noon
tomorrow night In their Christ
cheer fund. Their quota is
0, and they have already spent
sum in providing clothing for
srous deserving children in the
?res of organizations and in
itials have had a hand in do
iheir part in providing for the
ly and deserving of this area
Christmas.
wanis Guests
Christmas Play
Ifanis Club members and
(wives were guests at a "pre
r of a play based on Dickens'
as story, "A Christmas Car
then last night by members
ke Maggie Methodist Church
"be direction of Mrs. J. H.
>n and Mrs. V. A. Henry
r to going to the
l Kiwanians and Kiwanian
ire served dinner by ladies
? church in the Maggie
i lunchroom. During the an
Chrjstmas party, novelty
?ere presented to the wo
pcesent, while a special
"?s gift was presented to
hlemiin. who often plays the
'< Ktwanis meetings,
i members also brought gifts
tetribsuted at the club's an
Nrty for approximately 60
Wvilegied children, which
'be held at 3 p.m. today at
HE IS ON THE WAY?This Jolly old fellow, here for a brief time
December 5th, when this picture was made, is all set for a re
turn visit Thursday night. This is the way he looked on the morn
ing of the fifth when he was in Waynesvllie for the parade.
(Mountaineer Photo)
Businesses On Increase
In County, Survey Shows
150 Newspaper
Boxes Uprooted In
3 Communities
The sheriff's office is investigat
ing the tearing down of some 190
roadside newspaper boxes along
roads in the Pigeon. Cecil and
Beaverdam communities. Sheriff
Fred Campbell announced today.
The boxes, owned by the Ashe
ville Citizen-Times Co., were up
rooted from the ground last week,
the sheriff said. The cylindrical
receptacles were also torn from
their supports, he added. ,
Some four or five mailboxes were
also pushed over. Sheriff Camp
bell said, but he asserted that he
believed this was the work of
another individual or individuals.
Damaging a mailbox is a federal
oftense, the sheriff pointed out.
Jaycees Donate
Food To Needy
food boxes were distributed to
? number of families this after
noon by Waynesville Jaycees, who
raised $100 for the prpject.
. Approximately $79.87 was do
nated at a recent Saturday night
square danoe, and the remaindei
was contributed by the dob t(
make the total an even hundrec
dollars. J
JayceeR will hold their anua'.l
Christmas party tonight at Spal-1
don's.
At their meeting Monday night,
the Junior Chamber inducted ?
new member Carroll Cabe?ant
discussed plans for the Mountain
?er football banquet and the Dis
tlnguished Service Award dinner
Miaa Rosemary Herman, a mem
ber of the faculty of Mary Wash
ington College, is visiting her par.
?nts. \ir and Mrs. Krn. st Herman.
The number of business estab
lishments in Haywood County is
on the increase. Local .residents
with the urge to be on their own
are venturing into nearly every
type of business in the traditional
quest for economic independence.
The findings, being issued jointly
by the U. S. Department of Health.
Education and Welfare and the De
partment of Commerce, are based
on tax reports submitted by em
ployers for the first quarter of 1951
under the Old Age and Survivors
Insurance program.
They show, for Haywood County,
a total of 381 business enterprises
in which there are one or more em
ployees. This marks an increase
over 1948. when the last such
count was made, at which time
there were 344 such establish
ments.
This gain, 10.7 percent, was well
over that noted generally through
out the United States, 7.5 percent.
Small business is well establish
ed in Haywood County, the figures
indicate. There are 347 firms, or
.?1 pen cent of the total, with less
han 20 employees each. This is a
greater concentration than is found
elsewhere in the South Atlantic
States, where small business rep
resents 90 per cent of the number
jf going enterprises. In the state
jf North Carolina businesses of
such size comprise 89 per cent of
he total.
Gainful employment is provided
jy the county's business places for
',075 people, as compared with 6,
104 on the payrolls at the time of
he previous tabulation. The fig-'
jres represent only those engaged
n non-public employment and sub
ject at the time to tire social secur
ty tax program. Excluded, in ad
lltion to public employees, are the
,elf employed, agricultural labor,
ailroad workers and certain other
groups.
The government'* statistjes show
hat there are now some 4.000.000
ius r.esses in the nation and the
about 40 per cent of them are re
tail places,
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Local Postal
Load Begins
To Slack Oil
Postal employees began to see
some relief today as the peak of
the annual Christmas rush appear
ed in sight.
Postmaster Enos Boyd said that
the mails of Sunday and Monday
were the peak loads of the season,
with each day since showing signs
fo becoming lighter. Sunday and
Monday saw cancellations of let
ters up to 20,000 daily. 6ther days
since have ranged around the 16,
000 mark.
Incoming parcel post' continues
heavy. Postmaster Boyd said. The
outgoing parcel post has dropped
considerably since Tuesday.
Postmaster Boyd believes that
the bulk of the Christmas cards
have been put in the chute, and
that the large percentage of pack
ages have been mailed.
The postal employees are clear
ing out all mail each day. No de
liveries will be made on Christ
mas Day. The windows at the
office will remain open until noon
Saturday, and rural carriers will
make their rounds as usual on
Satufday ' *
The - usual number of anxious
patrons were inquiring about de
layed packages. One patron early
Tuesday said that a special pack
age from New York, containing a
special gift, meant the difference
between a "Merry Christmas" and
a "Sad Christmas" for one family,
&r. all their gifts were in the one
package.
Chrickcn and Dumplings
On Jail's Yule Menu
Prisoners at the Haywood Coun
ty jail will receive a Christmas din
ner of chicken and dumplings.
Sheriff Fred Campbell announced
today.
The meal will also include one
vegetable, cranberry sauce, bread,
coffee, and a dessert, the sheriff
sair.
frjar friBr fed* frjpr
4-H Exchange Club
Members Select
Northern Guests
Plans for entertaining 4-H Ex
change Club members frr,m Berk
shire County, Massachusetts, were
made at a meeting Moinday night
of Haywood Exchange Club at the
, courthouse.
Each club member present at
I the meeting chose the name of
a Massachusetts representative
which he will entertain in July
when the Berkshire countians arc
scheduled to visit Haywood.
Following a business session,
presided over by Tom Cogdill. vice
president, games were plaved un
\ dcr the direction of Neal Kelly,
chairman of the recreation com
J mittce. i
The group will meet again in
1 June.
HEINZ W. ROI.LMAN stands before a world map
in his office. which is significant since his plea
for peace and better understanding between all
peoples Is being sent to the far corners of the
globe. Mr. Kollman is founder of World Con
struction, Inc., an organization devoted to show
the better way of life to all peoples.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Most Workers To Enjoy
3-Day Christmas Holiday
Mountaineer Office
To Close Thursday
The Moutaincer circulation
and busineu offices will close
Thursday at noon and remain
closed for the remainder of the
Christmas weekend.
All departments will reopen
as usual on Monday. The next
issue of The Mountaineer will
be published next Thursday,
December 31.
Tax Course
For Farmers
Is Scheduled
A fariTi income tax short course
will be held at the Buncombe
County courthouse in Asheville,
January 5, 6. and 7, County Agent
Wayne Franklin announced today.
This course will be conducted by
the Department of Agricultural
Kconomics, School of Agriculture
and the Division of College Ex
tension, North Carolina State Col
lege in cooperation with the
United States Internal Revenue
Service and the North Carolina
Department of Revenue.
The purpose of this courae, Mr.
Franklin said, is to teach people
how to. file Income tax returns
with special emphasis in farm re
turns. This course is designed
primarily for those individuals
who assist others in filing income
tax returns; however, farmers who
make their own returns will get
much benefit from the course.
Registration will be held in
(See Tax?Back Page, 1st Ssc.)
A three-day Christmas holiday
: will be, observed hjl most stores,
! offices, and industries in the Way
nesville area. Some employees
started their holidays today.
Stores will "be closed Friday, Sat
urday, and Sunday. They will re
main open tonight until 9 p.m. and
until 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Banks |
| also will be closed Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Offices in the courthouse will |
close at noon Thursday for the re
j mainder of the week, with two ex- ]
jc.pt inns?the Home Agent's office,
! and the Health Department. The
I Home Agent's office will be closed
j for the next two weeks, while the
j Health Department's doors will he
J closed Wednesday evening for the j
j rest of the week.
The Town of Waynesville's of-!
P.ces will close Thursday at noon,
and open Saturday for a half day.
Schools were dismissed Friday
afternoon and will resume classes
on Monday, January 4.
The Haywood .County Public Li
bi ary will be closed from Wednes
day through the remainder of the.
week.
The schedule for the area's in
dustries is:
Dayton?Plant t,o close at 8:30'
p.m. Thursday, and resume produc
tion at 11 p.m. Sunday.
Wellco?To close Thursday after
noon, reopen Monday morning.
Unagusta ? The plant closed
today, to reopen January 4. The
office was to close at 4:30 p.m. to
day and reopen Monday.
A. C. Lawrence?Office and plant
are to be closed from Thursday j
until Monday.
Royle & Pilkington?Office and j
plant to close at noon Thursday,
until Monday.
Priceless 255-Year-Old
Bible Found In Haywood
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A four-week search has turned
up what Is believed to be the old
est Bible In Haywood County. And
one which can probably rate among
the most valuable in the county.
It will be on display this week in
the Massle Furniture Company
window.
Of 35 Bibles submitted in a con
test conducted by the Seventh-day
Adventist Chureh, one now 225
years old owned by H. A. Jeffries.
Grandview Heights, has been se
lected as the oldest, it was an
nounced by the Rev. Peter Meisn
er. pastor of the church.
The Bible was published in 1728
in Berne, Switzerland, and Ijas
been in the possession of Mr. Jef
fries' family for 125 years. It was
brought from Baden-Berne. Swit
zerland, by his grandfater. Samu?l
Strahm. and Inherited by Mr. Jef
fries from his mother 50 years ago. j
Leather-bound over heavy wood
en covers, the Bible is kept closed
with metal clasps and straps. It
is printed in handsome German
script embellished with woodcuts
typical of the decorative style of
the period.
The 225-year-old Bible was prob
ably considered very modern for
its day as the title page empha
sizes that it was printed from the
very newest translatiyn of the ear
liest manuscripts in Hebrew and'
Greek. It was unusual in that it
contained a concordance and the
Apocrypha carefullv explained on
the title page as follows: "These
ere the hooks which were connect
ed to the Old Testament Books
ages ago even though they were
not written In a prophetic sense
nor in the Hebrew language (but
are included > in the new German
translation by John Piscator. pro
fessor of the Holy Scriptures of.
(See Bible?Back Page, let Sec.)
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Message Goes
To Points
Over World
A special plea for world peace'
and understanding, written in 85
languages. Is being sent from
Waynesville to every country on
the face of the earth. The gigantic
undertaking, and expensive project,
is that of Heinz W. Kollman.
founder of World Construction,
Inc.
Between 12.000 and 13,000 cop
ies of the special message is go
ing to some 8,000 newspapers and
5.000 radio stations around the
world. Even newspapers and radio
stations behind the Iron Curtain
will receive copies of the spccia
message.
Copies of the special message of
peace were prepared in six lan
guages by members of Mr. Iloll
man's staff here. The other 79
languages are being translated by
embassies in Washington. The sten
cils are being cut there by embas
sy staff members, and sent here
for printing by World Construction ?
office workers.
The staff of W^rld Construction
speak and write in six languages?
English. French, German, .Spanish,
Polish and Portuguese
Mr. Rollman conceived the idea
of the world-wide plan for a bet
ter world, when a. lad of 16 and
living in Europe. It was not until
September 4th of 1952 that he
made a formal announcement of
his plans. Since that time he has
written a 150-page book, given
numerous lectures on the subject,
and written hnudreds of letters,
and had many newspaper articles
published about the plan. He has
conferred with members of Con
gress and other national figures
relative to the program. He has re
ceived much encouragement and
spends the greater part of his time
to the promotion of the plan which
he is confident can bring about n
better understanding and peac/
among the peoples of the world.
Members of the staff of World
Construction, Inc, besides Mr.
Rollman includes: Mrs. Lola Hoi
lingsworth. Mrs. Katherine Robin
son. Mrs. Virginia Wilson. Mrs. Al
ma Howell, Miss Betto Mathis and
Mrs. Laura B. Lawrence.
The special message which is
being sent across the globe for
Christmas reads as follows:
To create a better life for all
(See Rollman?Back Page, 1st SctJ
Perfumed News
Arouses Allergy
Of Mrs. Herman
It wouldn't be so bad in Juljr.
but having to go out of the house
to read the newspaper is not much
fun in December.
But that's what Mrs. E. K. Her
man of Thomas Park said she had
to do when Monday's issue of The
Mountaineer reached her home.
Mrs. Herman explains that she
is allergic to perfume and couldn't
remain Inside to read Monday's
Mountaineer, which was printed
with perfumed ink to advertise
a popular soap.
The scent from the paper did
not seem especially strong to many
people, but Mrs Herman said she
detected it easily.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Dote)
Killed.:;: 4
Injured.... 53
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, by the Mate Teet Farm
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Greetings.
Those who produce The Mountaineer, twice each wet^k,
together with those who deliver the paper to your door, or
your dealers, and the various community reporters, take
this occasion to extend greetings of the season to each of
our many readers. We are happy to serve you throughout
the year, and today's issue, marks a new high record in
circulation, with more than 4,500 copies being published
for subscribers.
So from each of us, go our best wishes.
Mountaineer Employees
Mrs. Walter Baermann
Charles Bridges
Marion T. Bridges
Mrs. Larry Cagle
Cordell Chambers
Ben Church
Bob Conway
Fred Edwards
Mrs. F. G. Fraricr
Esther Mae Gibson
Grover Golden
W. C. Med lord
Hugh Messer
Charlie Miller
W. Cnrtis Russ
Mrs. Ben Sloan
Furman Stinnett
Mrs. Henry Tutlle
Stanley Williamson
Robert H. Winchester
Oliver Yount
Mountaineer Carriers
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Sammy Lane Ted Roger* Maurice Stile*
Stanley Williamson Kenneth Ruff John David Cabe
Mountaineer Community Reporters
Mr*. George Boring
Mr*. J. I dgar Burnette
Mrs. Sam Ferguson
Mrs. Millard Ferguson
Mrs. Kylf IJndsry
Mrs. Julia Mcflure
Mrs. J. W. Johnson
Mm. George F. Worley
Mr*. .1. C?. Williamson
Mrs. Ilarl Allen
Mrs. Mark Swaim
Mountaineer Dealers
Clyde Pharmacy
Ralph Mease. Jr.
The Soda Shop
Junaluska Supply
Haze I wood Pharmacy
Commpnity Grocery
Futrel'a Grocery
Knight's Store
Guy Queen's Grocery
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fciiittrf Lit. hBtiwHl?
Ilazdwond Run Station
Charlie Buchanan
Hardwood Pharmacy
Vance Muse
[irast.v's Store
.Jones' Market
Charlie's Place
Hospital
Craig's
Fell* Stovall
Gunn'* Corner
Wavnrsvlllr Bus Sta.
Roy's News Stand
Dan's Dnu Storq
Fred Vaufhn
Convenient Corner
Jimmy's DHve-ln
Jones' News Stand
W. R. Cloer
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